Single-player games like PainFighting
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to PainFighting, ranked by player overlap. Every pick carries Steam's Single-player category, so multiplayer-only titles or always-online games don't sneak in. imho.run pulls the category data from Steam directly — Single-player here matches what the store labels.
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Ranked picks
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Fighter X Fighter
Single-player alternative to PainFighting — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with PainFighting.
Punch and kick! Live in fighting! Choose skills and strengthen talents to conquer various levels and enemies.
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Demon Sword: Incubus
Single-player alternative to PainFighting — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with PainFighting.
Use sword and spell combos to slash and blast through hordes of attacking enemies! Guard break a boss's defenses, find an opening, then obliterate them for good with a well-placed super deadly attack! Satisfying 3D side-scrolling action with game-play elements inspired by fighting games!
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Super Crush KO
Single-player alternative to PainFighting — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with PainFighting.
Super Crush KO is a fast-paced brawler set in a vibrant, near-future city. Zip up your favourite neon jacket and combo your way through swarms of deadly robots to save your kidnapped kitten and, while you’re at it, save humanity from an AI apocalypse.
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Hyperdimension Neptunia U: Action Unleashed
Single-player alternative to PainFighting — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with PainFighting.
Choose your tag team and rip through massive hordes of enemies with exciting aerial and ground-based combos. Look out, though - take too many hits and your clothes and defense will end up shredded!
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Little Witch Academia: Chamber of Time
Single-player alternative to PainFighting — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with PainFighting.
Uncover the mysteries at Luna Nova Academy and experience the magical world of Studio Trigger style Japanese animation in Little Witch Academia: Chamber of Time.
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Neptunia: Sisters VS Sisters
Single-player alternative to PainFighting — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with PainFighting.
With Gamindustri on the brink of destruction, Nepgear and the Candidates must band together and restore order!
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Kotama and Academy Citadel
Single-player alternative to PainFighting — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with PainFighting.
In the Academy Citadel, strength reigns supreme: only the most powerful survive and thrive. Fight your way through the high-tech Academy in your quest to get the highest of honors for a student, and uncover secrets that can save it in its direst crisis in this 2.5D side-scrolling Metroidvania.
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Pocket Bravery
Single-player alternative to PainFighting — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with PainFighting.
Inspired by classic fighting games from the 90's such as Street Fighter, Fatal Fury and The King of Fighters, 'Pocket Bravery' channels the 'Neo Geo Pocket' aesthetic for a modern fighting game with a retro twist!
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Gun Paradise
Single-player alternative to PainFighting — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with PainFighting.
A tense 20-minute battle, using firearms and skills to eliminate enemies. Upgrade and select MODs to enhance yourself, complete various battlefield missions to learn skills, and obtain weapon materials. Maintain rapid growth in abilities to survive in the game.